Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a rounded box”? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) line
- 2.🎨 Which element of design is this: “italic words”? (a) typography (b) line (c) shape (d) space
- 3.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) colour (b) typography (c) line (d) space
- 4.🎨 Which element of design is this: “empty area round text”? (a) shape (b) line (c) typography (d) space
- 5.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a wide margin”? (a) typography (b) space (c) shape (d) line
- 6.Which of these is about typography? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) blue and green shades (c) a bold heading font (d) a warm orange glow
- 7.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) colour
- 8.🎨 What is typography? (a) a photo filter (b) the style of the text (c) the colour wheel (d) the paper size
- 9.Which of these is about space? (a) letter size and style (b) a gap between pictures (c) a hexagon icon (d) a dotted path to follow
- 10.True or false: “a bold heading font” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a zigzag edge”? (a) line (b) shape (c) typography (d) colour
- 12.True or false: “a thin dividing stroke” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “a gap between pictures” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) fonts (b) colours (c) organic shapes (d) geometric shapes
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) italic words (b) a serif typeface (c) letter size and style (d) a heart symbol
- 16.Which of these is about line? (a) a wide margin (b) pastel tones (c) empty area round text (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 17.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is about shape? (a) a thin dividing stroke (b) spacing between letters (c) an underline under words (d) a circle badge
- 19.🎨 Which element of design is this: “spacing between letters”? (a) space (b) colour (c) typography (d) line
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a zigzag edge (b) a serif typeface (c) a thick border round it (d) an underline under words
- 21.True or false: “an underline under words” is about space. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is about shape? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) a heart symbol (c) a thick border round it (d) a serif typeface
- 23.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a serif typeface”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) typography
- 24.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) a mistake (b) dead pixels (c) a shadow (d) white space
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bold heading font (b) a serif typeface (c) spacing between letters (d) empty area round text
- 26.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a red background”? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) typography
- 27.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) an organic shape (b) a geometric shape (c) a margin (d) a font
- 28.Which of these is about line? (a) a warm orange glow (b) a zigzag edge (c) a rounded box (d) a wide margin
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) italic words (b) letter size and style (c) spacing between letters (d) a thick border round it
- 30.Which of these is about colour? (a) an underline under words (b) a thick border round it (c) blue and green shades (d) letter size and style
- 31.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to waste paper (b) to print faster (c) so it stands out (d) to hide it
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm orange glow (b) white space (c) blue and green shades (d) pastel tones
- 33.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a circle badge”? (a) colour (b) line (c) shape (d) space
- 34.Which of these is about typography? (a) a wide margin (b) blue and green shades (c) a serif typeface (d) room to breathe
- 35.Which of these is about line? (a) a thick border round it (b) a rounded box (c) a heart symbol (d) spacing between letters
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) italic words (b) a bold heading font (c) letter size and style (d) a hexagon icon
- 37.🎨 Which element of design is this: “pastel tones”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
- 38.True or false: “letter size and style” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a gap between pictures”? (a) colour (b) typography (c) space (d) line
- 40.Which of these is about typography? (a) a zigzag edge (b) a heart symbol (c) a dotted path to follow (d) spacing between letters
Answer key
- shape
- typography
- line
- space
- space
- a bold heading font
- line
- the style of the text
- a gap between pictures
- False
- line
- False
- False
- geometric shapes
- a heart symbol
- a thin dividing stroke
- False
- a circle badge
- typography
- a serif typeface
- False
- a heart symbol
- typography
- white space
- empty area round text
- colour
- an organic shape
- a zigzag edge
- a thick border round it
- blue and green shades
- so it stands out
- white space
- shape
- a serif typeface
- a thick border round it
- a hexagon icon
- colour
- True
- space
- spacing between letters
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